Kielem Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Kielem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kielem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso1281:143,3763,753
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Kiélem (1) are calculated separately.

Kielem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kielem Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kielem occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Kiélem. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kielem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,558,593rd most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kielem reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Kielem is most frequently occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 143,376. In Burkina Faso Kielem is most frequent in: Centre-Est Region, where 45 percent reside, Centre Region, where 40 percent reside and Centre-Ouest Region, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Burkina Faso Kielem is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Senegal, where 1 percent reside.

Kielem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kielem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kielem surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiélem941/
Kelem9111,388/
Kilem91419/
Kyelem835,198/
Keleme832,215/
Kailem83413/
Kileme83233/
Koilem8383/
Khelem8318/
Kielim8312/
Keylem833/
Keelem833/
Koelem833/
Keilem832/
Keleem832/
Kealem831/
Khilem831/
Kileem831/
Kelemm830/
Kuehlem77100/
Keleeme7728/
Kehlhem7724/
Chielem773/
Kyeleme772/
Kyellem772/
Ketleim771/
Kilemme771/
Kaileem771/
Keyelem771/
Keyleme771/
Kehlemh771/
Kouelem771/
Kaileme771/
Kaellem771/
Kitleem770/
Keaslem770/
Kilim732,632/
Kelim73380/
Kulem73272/
Celem7383/
Kelym7364/
Kylem739/
Cilem736/
Kélem733/
Kelemova714/
Kuelheim713/
Chihelem711/
Khetleem711/
Cuieleim710/
Kaleem6751,352/
Kühlem67143/
Chilem6799/
Chelem6768/
Koulem6735/
Kuilim6727/
Kelime6723/
Quilem6722/
Kaleam6711/
Kaulem679/
Keelim679/
Kailim676/
Khelim675/
Kiolim674/
Kyelim674/
Koilim674/
Kaelim674/
Kullem672/
Kilaim672/
Quelem672/
Ceelem671/
Kulhem671/
Kyleme671/
Kelaim671/
Cuilem671/
Kailym671/
Kettellem671/
Khilim671/
Kyélem671/
Kuhlem670/
Kelimt670/
Keliem670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kielem
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